What’s Behind Pope Francis’ Changes To The CDF?
By ANDREA GAGLIARDUCCI VATICAN CITY (CNA) — Pope Francis issued a document on Monday, February 13 restructuring the powerful Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). He announced the changes ahead of the publication of his long-awaited blueprint for the reform of the entire Roman Curia.The Pope unveiled the CDF’s new structure in a text issued motu proprio, or “on his own impulse.” This was the forty-eighth motu proprio since his election in 2013, confirming that this is Pope Francis’ preferred mode of instituting change.Shortly after his election, he established a Council of Cardinals to assist him in governing the Church and help him draft a new apostolic constitution redefining the tasks and functions of curial offices.The Curia…Continue Reading